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Treasuries erased declines that pushed the two-year note’s yield to a new 2026 high as the market responded to oil-price fluctuations caused by the US war on Iran.

Investors should get pickier with Brazil stocks as economic growth is set to cool and the nation heads toward a polarized presidential vote, says XP Inc.

Chinese President Xi Jinping started his first visit to North Korea since 2019 pledging “unwavering” friendship and deeper ties with a country that boasts a growing nuclear arsenal and increasing ties with Russia. “No matter how times change or how the international situation evolves, the friendship

Israel’s strikes on Iran expose Trump’s failure to restrain Netanyahu.

Iran and Israel have exchanged strikes in the first time since the start of a truce on April 8, in a blow to the ceasefire and amid stalled talks between the US and Iran. US President Donald Trump has called for restraint, and has asked Iran to go back to the negotiating table FRANCE 24's. Noga Tarn

Israel hit a petrochemical plant in southwestern Iran early on Monday, the first direct energy strike on Iranian territory since the April 8 ceasefire, as hostilities in the Middle East rapidly escalated during the weekend. Israel and Iran traded missile strikes on Sunday, with Iran targeting Israel

Israel hits Iran petrochemical plant in new strikes after Trump reprimand

As Israel continue their campaign to eradicate Hezbollah, the death toll of Israeli strikes in Lebanon now stands at 3,613 with more than 11 thousand wounded. In some areas, it is now too dangerous to bury the dead. Our reporters Antonia Kerrigan and Elena Volochine travelled to Saïda, where a cemet

Trump urges Iran and Israel to stop shooting

Iran and Israel striking each other threatens the fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran has been in place since early April.